DeSales University

Center Valley, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Suburb

At a glance

Average net price: $31,643What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate: 77%
Graduation rate: 72%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates: 2,128
In-state tuition: $46,800Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition: $46,800
SAT midpoint: 1,170
Median earnings, 10 yrs: $61,295Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against private nonprofit 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$31,643

1/5

Better than 16% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1092 compared).

Completion

72%

4/5

Better than 79% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1063 compared).

Earnings

$61,295

4/5

Better than 70% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1087 compared).

Debt at graduation

$25,788

2/5

Better than 34% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1020 compared).

What these ratings are based on

Affordability: Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion: Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings: Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation: Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity: A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$62,745

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$31,643

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for DeSales University
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time	72%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return	83%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed	$25,788
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled	$61,295

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at DeSales University by graduate earnings
Major	Earnings, 1 yr	Degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$79,460	110
Accounting and Related Services	$58,809	25
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$57,580	42
Finance and Financial Management Services	$56,817	23
Human Resources Management and Services	$49,480	7
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,852	27
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$45,505	30
Marketing	$44,441	26
Biology, General	$42,751	55
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$38,160	11
Psychology, General	$36,655	37
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$34,266	10
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$26,729	27
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$22,651	18
Dance	$20,611	13
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$17,377	32
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Not reported	37
Homeland Security	Not reported	11
Political Science and Government	Not reported	7
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Not reported	7
Theological and Ministerial Studies	Not reported	6
Mathematics	Not reported	6
Communication and Media Studies	Not reported	4
English Language and Literature, General	Not reported	4
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	Not reported	4
History	Not reported	3
Management Information Systems and Services	Not reported	3
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	Not reported	3
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	Not reported	2
International Business	Not reported	2
Chemistry	Not reported	2
Economics	Not reported	2
Business/Commerce, General	Not reported	Not reported
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Not reported	Not reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy	Not reported	Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Not reported	Not reported
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Not reported	Not reported
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	Not reported	Not reported

All 39 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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